FNUS72 KCAE 271302 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_TA34...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 902 AM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH BEING POSSIBLE THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW AND BEGIN TO TURN OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AFTER NOON. THAT WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT OF THE DAY. WITH THE WINDS DROPPING OFF SOME THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECT THAT WILL AFFECT YOUR VENT RATE AND CAT DAY AS YOU MOVE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS FOR THE RH VALUES...IT WILL BE DRY TODAY FOR SURE WITH RH FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S BY 2 PM. IT STILL APPEARS AS IF THE LOWEST RH WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL 25 PERCENT VALUE. DO EXPECT AN INVERSION TO BEGIN SETTING UP TONIGHT RIGHT AROUND SUNSET. THIS WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 7 12 17 21 23 24 25 26 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................59 61 63 65 67 69 70 71 71 RH...................52 43 38 35 32 30 29 28 28 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......060 060 060 070 080 080 090 100 110 20 FT WIND SPD.......8 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 1.6 1.9 2.7 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE E E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......16 15 15 16 16 12 12 12 10 LVORI................1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............24 21 30 43 52 54 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................71 67 60 56 53 51 RH...................29 39 53 62 71 80 20 FT WIND...........E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2900 300 200 200 100 100 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 LVORI................2 2 2 3 3 5 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............56 57 62 62 54 48 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................49 49 61 71 77 80 RH...................86 93 67 51 42 38 20 FT WIND...........SE 1 S 1 S 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT).........100 200 800 2300 2900 3400 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 5 S 3 S 8 SW 12 W 16 W 14 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120327.FTG_T.02/CAE